diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index 6a804091a2194..de6b58bfb3e5b 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -1249,6 +1249,83 @@ START:
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+// requestWithContext avoids the use of the go-retryable library found in RawRequestWithContext and is
+// useful when making requests where the req or resp body is likely larger than available memory
+func (c *Client) requestWithContext(ctx context.Context, r *Request) (*Response, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, r.Method, r.URL.RequestURI(), r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req.URL.User = r.URL.User
+	req.URL.Scheme = r.URL.Scheme
+	req.URL.Host = r.URL.Host
+	req.Host = r.URL.Host
+
+	if r.Headers != nil {
+		for header, vals := range r.Headers {
+			for _, val := range vals {
+				req.Header.Add(header, val)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(r.ClientToken) != 0 {
+		req.Header.Set(consts.AuthHeaderName, r.ClientToken)
+	}
+
+	if len(r.WrapTTL) != 0 {
+		req.Header.Set("X-Vault-Wrap-TTL", r.WrapTTL)
+	}
+
+	if len(r.MFAHeaderVals) != 0 {
+		for _, mfaHeaderVal := range r.MFAHeaderVals {
+			req.Header.Add("X-Vault-MFA", mfaHeaderVal)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if r.PolicyOverride {
+		req.Header.Set("X-Vault-Policy-Override", "true")
+	}
+
+	var result *Response
+
+	resp, err := c.config.HttpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Check for a redirect, only allowing for a single redirect
+	if resp.StatusCode == 301 || resp.StatusCode == 302 || resp.StatusCode == 307 {
+		// Parse the updated location
+		respLoc, err := resp.Location()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// Ensure a protocol downgrade doesn't happen
+		if req.URL.Scheme == "https" && respLoc.Scheme != "https" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("redirect would cause protocol downgrade")
+		}
+
+		// Update the request
+		req.URL = respLoc
+
+		// Retry the request
+		resp, err = c.config.HttpClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	result = &Response{Response: resp}
+	if err := result.Error(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 type (
 	RequestCallback  func(*Request)
 	ResponseCallback func(*Response)
diff --git a/api/sys_raft.go b/api/sys_raft.go
index 89c49d8082f80..8a39961457e63 100644
--- a/api/sys_raft.go
+++ b/api/sys_raft.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/parseutil"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/consts"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 )
 
@@ -138,10 +136,11 @@ func (c *Sys) RaftSnapshot(snapWriter io.Writer) error {
 	r := c.c.NewRequest("GET", "/v1/sys/storage/raft/snapshot")
 	r.URL.RawQuery = r.Params.Encode()
 
-	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancelFunc()
-
-	resp, err := c.requestWithContext(ctx, r, nil)
+	resp, err := c.c.requestWithContext(context.Background(), r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	// Make sure that the last file in the archive, SHA256SUMS.sealed, is present
 	// and non-empty.  This is to catch cases where the snapshot failed midstream,
@@ -209,14 +208,13 @@ func (c *Sys) RaftSnapshotRestore(snapReader io.Reader, force bool) error {
 	}
 
 	r := c.c.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, path)
+	r.Body = snapReader
 
-	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancelFunc()
-
-	_, err := c.requestWithContext(ctx, r, snapReader)
+	resp, err := c.c.requestWithContext(context.Background(), r)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -315,86 +313,3 @@ func (c *Sys) PutRaftAutopilotConfiguration(opts *AutopilotConfig) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-// requestWithContext avoids the use of the go-retryable library and is useful when
-// making requests where the req or resp body is likely larger than available memory
-func (c *Sys) requestWithContext(ctx context.Context, r *Request, body io.Reader) (*Response, error) {
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(r.Method, r.URL.RequestURI(), body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	req.URL.User = r.URL.User
-	req.URL.Scheme = r.URL.Scheme
-	req.URL.Host = r.URL.Host
-	req.Host = r.URL.Host
-
-	if r.Headers != nil {
-		for header, vals := range r.Headers {
-			for _, val := range vals {
-				req.Header.Add(header, val)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if len(r.ClientToken) != 0 {
-		req.Header.Set(consts.AuthHeaderName, r.ClientToken)
-	}
-
-	if len(r.WrapTTL) != 0 {
-		req.Header.Set("X-Vault-Wrap-TTL", r.WrapTTL)
-	}
-
-	if len(r.MFAHeaderVals) != 0 {
-		for _, mfaHeaderVal := range r.MFAHeaderVals {
-			req.Header.Add("X-Vault-MFA", mfaHeaderVal)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if r.PolicyOverride {
-		req.Header.Set("X-Vault-Policy-Override", "true")
-	}
-
-	var result *Response
-
-	resp, err := c.c.config.HttpClient.Do(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if resp == nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	// Check for a redirect, only allowing for a single redirect
-	if resp.StatusCode == 301 || resp.StatusCode == 302 || resp.StatusCode == 307 {
-		// Parse the updated location
-		respLoc, err := resp.Location()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		// Ensure a protocol downgrade doesn't happen
-		if req.URL.Scheme == "https" && respLoc.Scheme != "https" {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("redirect would cause protocol downgrade")
-		}
-
-		// Update the request
-		req.URL = respLoc
-
-		// Retry the request
-		resp, err = c.c.config.HttpClient.Do(req)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	result = &Response{Response: resp}
-	if err := result.Error(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return result, nil
-}